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General Information

Below, we detail the items and gems that you should use for your Jade Harvester Witch Doctor in Diablo 3
and why. We also list your paragon points and Kanai's Cube items. Updated for patch 2.6.1 and
Season 12.

The other pages of our Jade Harvester Witch Doctor guide can be accessed
from the table of contents on the right.

1. Best in Slot Gear and Alternatives

The build incorporates the complete Raiment of the Jade Harvester set, taking
all six available pieces and opening up the jewelry for the Endless Walk set and
its damage multiplication bonuses. Crit Chance is necessary along with
Intelligence and Vitality on Jade Harvester's Wisdom. Cooldown reduction is
important for the Jade Witch Doctor, and it is advisable to get it on the
Jade Harvester's Mercy, where it accompanies the Crit stats, as well as on
the Jade Harvester's Joy. The latter will also provide you with skill
damage, as Haunt % can be rolled on both the Jade Harvester's Joy and the
Jade Harvester's Peace. Jade Harvester's Courage and
Jade Harvester's Swiftness remain pure toughness slots, prioritizing high
Vitality and Armor. Note that stacking Armor benefits you because of the
balancing of sources of mitigation, as All Resistance is already abundant on an
Intelligence-based character.

Not skipping on any of the six available set pieces to obtain the full Jade
Harvester set bonus allows you to split between offense and defense in the
jewelry slots. One of the 2.4 reworks, the Endless Walk set —
The Compass Rose ring and The Traveler's Pledge amulet — adds a
unique mechanic that slowly increases your damage by up to a 100% if you remain
stationary, and drains it away and increases your damage reduction while moving.
This mirrors the Jade Harvester playstyle, which goes from extended periods of
drawing agro with Haunt spam into a more static Soul Harvest,
Piranhado and Horrify rotation. The Ring of Emptiness will
occupy your second ring slot; this legendary jewelry piece dramatically increases
your damage against enemies affected by both Haunt and
Locust Swarm, matching the natural rotation of the build.

The general recommendation for the belt slot is the Haunting Girdle,
releasing an extra Spirit when you cast Haunt for added burst. While
Jade Harvester is far from a pet build, the Belt of Transcendence is
another viable belt due to its amazing unique bonus — basically, a better
Fetish Sycophants passive at the cost of a gear slot. With its guaranteed
trigger, this belt will quickly take you to the cap of 15 fetishes that act as a
solid meat shield and distraction for your enemies.

Introduced in Patch 2.4, Lakumba's Ornament is a targeted bracer for
Jade Harvester Witch Doctors. Synergizing with the bonuses of the
Sacred Harvester (discussed below), this bracer will cut incoming damage
roughly in half, significantly improving the survival chances of this melee
spellcaster build.

The appropriately named Sacred Harvester is the best-in-slot weapon
for a Jade Witch Doctor in Greater Rifts, as its unique bonus extends the number
of Soul Harvest stacks from 5 to 10. Considering that the build benefits
from all Soul Harvest runes, the Damage, Toughness and Utility bonuses
gained from this Ceremonial Knife are second to none when it comes to progression
content.

There is some wiggle room in the offhand slot, depending on your needs for
better survival or damage. The standard choice is equipping
Henri's Perquisition, offering a significant source of upfront damage
reduction and crowd control. Note that if you choose the survivability route in
gearing, this slot is interchangeable with a Vile Hive, depending on your
better item roll. In the stats, look for high damage range, Intelligence,
Vitality, Crit Chance, and increased Haunt %.

3. Gems

Bane of the Trapped is a potent source of additional damage, as it is its
own multiplier in your total damage calculation. The gem procs itself with its
level 25 property, and is otherwise triggered by Haunt and
Languish.

Esoteric Alteration is the strongest mitigation gem available, and its
impact is noticeable in this close range caster build. Improving your elemental
resistances with every gem level and adding an emergency toughness spike through
the level 25 property, Esoteric Alteration ensures that enemies will have
a hard time bursting you down.

Introduced in Season 4, Bane of the Stricken occupies the third and final
jewelry socket. Building up your damage multiplicatively in prolonged fights and
with a level 25 bonus specifically targeting Rift Guardians, this gem is designed
to assist AoE heavy builds in their struggle against single target, high HP
enemies. Jade Harvester Witch Doctors are no exception.

4. Kanai's Cube

To improve your damage, the best choice for the weapon slot in the Cube is
The Furnace, the strongest generic two-handed weapon in the game. With
its 50% additional elite damage affix it speeds up clear times greatly, as
Champion and Rift Guardian fights are the usual GR bottleneck. Alternatively,
you can cube a Vile Hive mojo to get a free Pestilence rune,
allowing you to run the Toughness-oriented Cloud of Insects rune on your
bar.

Tucked away in the armor slot of the Cube, the Quetzalcoatl voodoo
mask is a key piece that doubles the pace of your Haunt and
Locust Swarm DoTs, ties into the Creeping Death passive bonus and
produces the signature Jade burst.

In GRs, the jewelry slot will be best taken by the pure damage boost of
Convention of Elements, whose rotation of elemental bonuses you will have
to keep under close scrutiny to take advantage of the short-lived Cold proc.
Alternatively, you can use Unity for its 50% damage reduction when
paired with another on the follower, plus an immortality item for him (i.e.
Enchanting Favor) — a great choice for hardcore, or when lacking in
toughness.

5. Follower

For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our
Follower Guide, which contains detailed
advice for choosing the skills and the gear of your follower.

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